Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan is known for his relentless appealing while performing the keeping duties during matches. His act annoys the oppositions, umpires and even the fans from time to time.
Recently, Indian umpire Anil Chaudhary commented on Rizwan's tendency to appeal frequently during a match, saying that he had also warned his colleagues about the same.
A, who has officiated in over 50 international matches across formats, also mentioned that Rizwan keeps jumping like a pigeon from behind the stumps.
“He appeals a lot. I even told my fellow umpire to stay aware. Har ball pe chillata hai (He keeps shouting on every ball). Isn't he the one who puts something like a lipstick? He keeps jumping like a pigeon. See, fact is a good umpire knows who is a good keeper. If the umpire is good, these keepers are losers. Aur itna technology aa gaya hai, kyun apna beizatti karwa rahein ho? Ulta seedha nikla jayega, toh log aap hi ka mazak udayenge (When technology has evolved so much, why do you have to make yourself look bad? People tend to make fun of such things),” Chaudhary said while speaking in a YouTube podcast 2 Sloggers.
Rizwan is currently representing Pakistan in the Rawalpindi Test against Bangladesh. He played an unbeaten knock of 171 in the first innings, which propelled the hosts to 448/6 (declared).
Bangladesh, however, responded brilliantly with the bat. Riding on Mushfiqur Rahim's 191, a 93 from Shadman Islam and fifties from Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Litton Das and Mominul Haque, the visitors racked up a mammoth 565/10 on the board, taking a sizeable lead of 117 runs on Day 4 of the Test match.